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THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.

Summary: Instructional programs that focus on the intramural study of theology and that prepare individuals for the professional practice of religious vocations.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1468 10962 14594
2021 1124 8184 13427
2022 1083 8022 14027
2023 914 7600 13395
2024 792 6878 13310
Change -37.74% -30.67% -8.22%

Related CIPs

39 THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.
39.02 Bible/Biblical Studies.
39.03 Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.
39.04 Religious Education.
39.05 Religious Music and Worship.
39.06 Theological and Ministerial Studies.
39.07 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.
39.08 Religious Institution Administration and Law.
39.99 Theology and Religious Vocations, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Abilene Christian University29 -41.18%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online1 -
Alaska Bible College3 -20.00%
Allegheny Wesleyan College6 +120.00%
America Evangelical University1 -
American Baptist College6 -44.44%
Amridge University16 +63.64%
Anderson University2 -95.65%
Anderson University3 +10.00%
Andrews University6 -40.00%
Anna Maria College1 -
Appalachian Bible College38 -60.78%
Aquinas College4 -33.33%
Arizona Christian University12 -65.52%
Arlington Baptist University4 -40.00%
Asbury University16 -2.94%
Ascent College6 -25.00%
Assumption University2 +100.00%
Augsburg University2 -50.00%
Ave Maria University10 -19.35%
Azusa Pacific University20 +10.20%
Bacone College2 -100.00%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary3 -60.00%
Baptist University of Florida20 -26.67%
Barclay College38 -19.44%
Baylor University2 -71.43%
Belhaven University14 -41.94%
Bellarmine University3 -
Belmont Abbey College5 +160.00%
Belmont University17 -26.32%
Benedictine College61 -3.23%
Benedictine University1 -100.00%
Bethany Global University108 -10.00%
Bethel University14 -8.70%
Bethel University25 -17.65%
Bethel University2 -
Bethesda University3 -53.85%
Bethlehem College & Seminary18 -30.43%
Biola University55 -19.30%
Blue Mountain Christian University18 +6.67%
Bob Jones University33 +2.78%
Boise Bible College12 -47.62%
Boston Baptist College9 -82.35%
Boston College8 +50.00%
Brescia University2 +100.00%
Brewton-Parker College1 -33.33%
Briar Cliff University2 -100.00%
Bridges Christian College6 -
Bryan College-Dayton4 -46.67%
Bushnell University8 -60.00%
Cairn University-Langhorne27 +371.43%
California Baptist University18 +92.31%
Calvary University24 -21.74%
Calvin University30 -
Campbellsville University28 -39.13%
Carolina Christian College3 -25.00%
Carolina College of Biblical Studies18 -
Carolina University10 -2.33%
Catholic Distance University8 -26.67%
Cedarville University60 -30.43%
Central Baptist College16 -65.00%
Central Christian College of Kansas1 -100.00%
Central Christian College of the Bible33 -35.90%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences5 -
Charleston Southern University3 +25.00%
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary6 +66.67%
Christ Mission College9 -62.50%
City Vision University7 -
Clarks Summit University30 -41.07%
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College18 +54.55%
College of Biblical Studies-Houston22 -55.10%
College of Saint Benedict4 +16.67%
College of the Ozarks12 +114.29%
Colorado Christian University60 +17.14%
Columbia International University76 -58.78%
Concordia University Ann Arbor9 +175.00%
Concordia University Texas6 -
Concordia University-Chicago9 -45.45%
Concordia University-Irvine10 -
Concordia University-Nebraska16 -47.22%
Concordia University-Saint Paul2 -57.14%
Concordia University-Wisconsin11 +14.29%
Corban University36 +16.67%
Cornerstone University26 -44.44%
Covenant College4 -16.67%
Creighton University5 -72.22%
Criswell College21 -22.73%
Crowley's Ridge College3 -
Crown College48 -34.29%
Dallas Baptist University39 -35.62%
Dallas Christian College20 +12.00%
Davis College21 -54.84%
DeSales University6 +16.67%
Divine Word College11 +33.33%
Dominican University3 +100.00%
Dordt University7 -
Duquesne University1 -33.33%
East Texas Baptist University11 -68.42%
Eastern Nazarene College2 +300.00%
Eastern University14 -
Ecclesia College4 -46.15%
Elim Bible Institute and College17 -
Elmhurst University1 -75.00%
Emmanuel University8 +100.00%
Emmaus Bible College41 -42.62%
Epic Bible College & Graduate School10 -71.43%
Evangel University23 -62.69%
Evangel University-College of Online Learning28 -
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary18 -6.67%
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College11 -19.05%
Family of Faith Christian University3 +400.00%
Faulkner University4 +83.33%
Florida College2 +400.00%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University3 -
Franciscan University of Steubenville132 -1.50%
Freed-Hardeman University24 -16.67%
Fresno Pacific University8 -40.00%
Gannon University1 -100.00%
Geneva College15 -19.05%
George Fox University11 -23.53%
Gods Bible School and College10 -
Gordon College7 -50.00%
Grace Christian University49 -
Grace College and Theological Seminary40 +36.67%
Grace Mission University11 -60.00%
Grace School of Theology12 +633.33%
Grand Canyon University274 +13.58%
Grand View University4 +100.00%
Great Lakes Christian College18 +133.33%
Great Northern University1 -
Greenville University7 -100.00%
Grove City College10 +400.00%
Hannibal-LaGrange University1 -100.00%
Hanover College2 -25.00%
Harding University27 +9.38%
Heritage Bible College5 +175.00%
Heritage Christian University10 +240.00%
Hobe Sound Bible College4 -42.86%
Holy Apostles College and Seminary32 -
Holy Cross College6 -25.00%
Hope International University19 +9.52%
Horizon University1 -
Houghton University10 +20.00%
Houston Christian University7 +1500.00%
Howard Payne University6 -29.41%
Huntington University12 -43.75%
Huntsville Bible College5 +200.00%
Immaculata University1 -66.67%
Indian Bible College4 -
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion43 -22.62%
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global28 +51.43%
International Baptist College and Seminary6 +33.33%
John Brown University11 -33.33%
Johnson University176 -16.86%
Johnson University Florida35 -2.63%
Judson University5 -16.67%
Kairos University10 -
Kansas Wesleyan University1 -
Kentucky Christian University11 -8.33%
King's College2 -
Kuyper College3 -89.74%
Lancaster Bible College128 +10.67%
Latin American Bible Institute8 -
LeTourneau University17 +71.43%
Lee University111 -3.01%
Lenoir-Rhyne University1 -100.00%
Liberty University151 +34.58%
Life Pacific University45 -14.00%
Lincoln Christian University21 -24.39%
Lindsey Wilson College6 -29.41%
Lipscomb University10 -35.29%
Louisiana Christian University12 +266.67%
Loyola Marymount University4 -87.50%
Loyola University Chicago3 -
Loyola University New Orleans4 -
Lubbock Christian University12 -31.25%
Luther Rice College & Seminary27 -39.58%
Malone University7 -71.43%
Manhattan Christian College37 -34.15%
Manna University19 +180.00%
Maranatha Baptist University16 -12.50%
Marian University6 -14.29%
Marquette University12 +10.00%
Martin Luther College38 +12.50%
Messenger College2 -
Messiah University11 -35.29%
Mid-America Christian University16 -47.73%
Mid-Atlantic Christian University8 -62.16%
Mid-South Christian College4 +400.00%
MidAmerica Nazarene University3 -
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary75 +90.24%
Milligan University8 +60.00%
Mission University27 -38.24%
Mississippi College3 -
Missouri Baptist University4 +50.00%
Monmouth College1 -100.00%
Montana Bible College4 -10.00%
Montreat College3 +75.00%
Moody Bible Institute412 -20.83%
Morris College2 -50.00%
Mount St. Mary's University4 -70.00%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University22 -10.00%
Multnomah University34 -44.12%
Nazarene Bible College40 -50.94%
New Hope Christian College-Eugene5 +8.33%
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary50 +600.00%
Newman University3 -80.00%
North Central University44 +11.36%
North Greenville University25 -26.53%
North Park University5 +16.67%
Northpoint Bible College23 +14.63%
Northwest Nazarene University1 +150.00%
Northwest University24 -29.41%
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education48 -31.67%
Northwestern College3 +66.67%
Oak Hills Christian College3 -42.86%
Oakwood University16 -15.79%
Ohio Christian University12 -15.63%
Ohio Dominican University2 +100.00%
Oklahoma Baptist University20 -34.48%
Oklahoma Christian University6 -11.11%
Oklahoma Wesleyan University2 -68.42%
Olivet Nazarene University30 -48.28%
Oral Roberts University80 -4.17%
Ottawa University-Kansas City1 -
Ouachita Baptist University29 -26.67%
Our Lady of the Lake University1 -100.00%
Ozark Christian College114 -4.17%
Pacific Islands University1 -50.00%
Pacific Rim Christian University11 -31.25%
Pacific Union College5 -50.00%
Palm Beach Atlantic University30 -22.45%
Pfeiffer University1 -
Pillar College4 +50.00%
Point University14 -50.00%
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America6 +800.00%
Providence College8 +200.00%
Rabbinical College Telshe9 +100.00%
Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel55 -4.41%
Rabbinical Seminary of America38 +68.42%
Randall University6 -
Reformed University3 -
Regent University86 +9.09%
Roberts Wesleyan University1 -
Rochester University8 -80.00%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary59 -22.83%
Sacred Heart Major Seminary5 -
Saint Ambrose University4 -
Saint Anselm College1 -25.00%
Saint Edward's University6 -28.57%
Saint John's Seminary7 -55.56%
Saint Johns University3 -
Saint Joseph's College of Maine11 -
Saint Louis University6 -50.00%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota4 +100.00%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College1 -50.00%
Saint Vincent College5 -
Samford University11 +400.00%
San Diego Christian College2 -47.37%
Sattler College6 -
Seattle Pacific University4 -66.67%
Selma University5 -40.00%
Seton Hall University3 -7.14%
Seton Hill University1 -
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School5 -33.33%
Shorter University1 -75.00%
Siena Heights University1 -100.00%
Simmons College of Kentucky3 -
Simpson University1 -64.29%
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary8 +40.00%
Southeastern Baptist College1 -100.00%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary80 +200.00%
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College9 -66.67%
Southeastern University243 +14.72%
Southern Adventist University16 +8.70%
Southern California Seminary4 -50.00%
Southern Nazarene University7 -57.14%
Southwest Baptist University12 +26.32%
Southwestern Adventist University9 -
Southwestern Assemblies of God University79 -28.57%
Southwestern Christian College1 -
Southwestern Christian University6 -46.15%
Southwestern College1 -100.00%
Spring Arbor University8 -72.22%
St Catherine University2 -
St Olaf College3 -80.00%
St. John's University-New York2 -50.00%
St. Mary's University1 -16.67%
St. Thomas University2 -75.00%
Sterling College1 -33.33%
Stillman College1 -100.00%
Stonehill College1 -
Summit Christian College2 -100.00%
Tabor College8 +50.00%
Taylor University14 -50.00%
Tennessee Wesleyan University1 -100.00%
Texas Lutheran University5 -88.89%
The King's University48 -45.45%
The Master's University and Seminary68 +11.54%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary53 -14.29%
The University of Findlay2 -
Toccoa Falls College47 +13.64%
Trevecca Nazarene University23 +12.12%
Trinity Baptist College43 +200.00%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School36 +71.88%
Trinity Christian College5 +12.50%
Trinity College of Florida11 +55.56%
Trinity International University-Florida6 -63.64%
Trinity International University-Illinois12 -3.57%
Truett McConnell University30 +75.00%
Union Adventist University5 -60.00%
Union Bible College3 +20.00%
Union University20 +100.00%
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas4 -52.63%
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa14 -25.00%
Universidad Teologica del Caribe25 +171.43%
University of Chicago15 +175.00%
University of Dallas20 +40.91%
University of Dubuque2 -
University of Evansville1 -
University of Fort Lauderdale2 -
University of Mary10 +70.00%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor9 +25.00%
University of Mobile7 -58.82%
University of Northwestern-St Paul199 -14.50%
University of Notre Dame51 +10.87%
University of Portland4 -66.67%
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne1 +200.00%
University of San Francisco2 -20.00%
University of Sioux Falls7 -11.11%
University of St Thomas3 -
University of St Thomas9 -
University of Valley Forge22 -40.43%
University of the Cumberlands28 +83.33%
University of the Incarnate Word3 +100.00%
Urshan College21 +64.29%
Valor Christian College25 -
Valparaiso University3 -33.33%
Vanguard University of Southern California12 -60.00%
Veritas Baptist College26 +200.00%
Villanova University2 -
Visible Music College3 -
Voorhees University3 -
Walla Walla University4 +100.00%
Walsh University5 -25.00%
Warner Pacific University1 -
Warner University6 -61.54%
Washington Adventist University3 +150.00%
Wayland Baptist University1 -66.67%
Waynesburg University5 -72.73%
Welch College47 +17.86%
Wheaton College51 -33.33%
William Jessup University8 -57.14%
Williams Baptist University10 +20.00%
World Mission University28 +33.33%
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital4 +20.00%
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka24 +82.35%
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College2 -75.00%